Breaking Another six Victorians have died from coronavirus as new infections across the state gradually decline.
by six-months, down from the one year previously sought by Mr Andrews.
The current state of emergency, which allows police and health authorities additional powers to enforce the public health order, is set to expire on 14 September. Metropolitan Melbourne residents are subject to Stage 4 restrictions and must comply with a curfew between the hours of 8pm and 5am. During the curfew, people in Melbourne can only leave their house for work, and essential health, care or safety reasons.
Between 5am and 8pm, people in Melbourne can leave the home for exercise, to shop for necessary goods and services, for work, for health care, or to care for a sick or elderly relative. All Victorians must wear a face covering when they leave home, no matter where they live. People in Australia must stay at least 1.5 metres away from others. Check your state’s restrictions on gathering limits. If you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, stay home and arrange a test by calling your doctor or contact the Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080. News and information is available in 63 languages at
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Victoria records 90 new coronavirus cases and six more deathsThe double-digit case figure comes after 94, 114, 73 and 70 cases were recorded over the past four days.
Read more »
Nearly 90 per cent of Australians say they will get a COVID-19 vaccine if one becomes availableAustralia can expect rapid adoption of a COVID-19 vaccination when it's available, with 90 per cent of Australians surveyed saying they want to be inoculated.
Read more »
Victoria records 90 new coronavirus cases and six more deathsThe double-digit case figure comes after 94, 114, 73 and 70 cases were recorded over the past four days.
Read more »
Victoria records 73 new coronavirus cases and 41 deaths, including historical aged care deathsThe delayed reporting of 22 deaths linked to aged care facilities sees Victorian health authorities report a record figure of 41, as the daily number of new cases hits its lowest point since early July.
Read more »
Victoria's virus cases could fall to single digits in a week, expert predictsNew modelling based on an alternative method suggests Victoria could record just 10 new coronavirus cases by this weekend, despite medical experts warning the state may never reach single digit infection figures.
Read more »
Victoria records another 70 coronavirus cases and 5 deaths as vote looms on state of emergencyThe Victorian parliament is on Tuesday likely to vote to extend the state of emergency, which Daniel Andrews initially wanted to extend by 12 months.
Read more »